A series directed by Mai Nguyen & Charlotte Cambon, based on the graphic novel by Pénélope Bagieu

Brazen

A 30 x 3min 30 series directed by Mai Nguyen & Charlotte Cambon, based on the graphic novel by Pénélope Bagieu

Synopsis

The series features portraits of 30 women, some well-known and others less so, who wrote their own destinies, Brazen ladies who were out to tear down prejudice : Apache warrior, Hollywood star, lighthouse keeper, astronaut, empress, pioneers and queens, doctors and athletes, and many others through animated short episodes. Anonymous or well-known, each revolutionary in their own way, these women, wrote their own destinies, changed the world and tore down prejudice.
"Brazen" is the animated adaptation of Pénélope Bagieu’s best-selling graphic novel "Culottées", translated in 17 languages and published in more than 22 countries, Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material in 2019.

Casting

CECILE DE FRANCE (all voices)

Festival selections

Cartoon Forum, September 2017
NY IFP Film Week, October 2017
Angoulême International Comics Festival, January 2019 (WIP)
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, June 2019 (WIP)
Masterclass 'Tout'Anim' at Forum des Images, Paris, October 2019
Angoulême International Comics Festival, January 2020 (World Premiere)
Masterclass at Animation First Festival - FIAF, New York City, February 2020
Presentation at Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, May 2020

FICAM, Festival International de Cinéma d’Animation de Meknès, Morocco, March 2020 (shorts international competition)
Tricky Women/Tricky Realities, Vienna, Austria, March 2020
Festival National du Film d'animation Rennes, April 2020
Annecy International Animated Film Festival, June 2020